🏏Australia vs India, 3rd Test: Brisbane, 14 - 18 Dec 2024, Day 5 🏏 - Page 47

Originally posted by: mushat

Izzat bacha li bhai ne

True

Uper Akash Deep ko dekho

Chakke Chauke maar raha hain.

Originally posted by: Palak2812

I hope Akash Deep isn't dropped

In besharmo ne Jadeja ko drop kiya even after performing and being No.1 All Rounder.

I have no expectations from them.

GG ne aate he aur beda garak kiya hain.

Rohit is from Mumbai Lobby, so no one will bat an eye over his forever horrific form and Captaincy.

After T20 world cup I have never seen the top orders in form.

They learned their lessons today. I hope they won't drop Jadeja now.

Rohit should go back to his family. They need him more than the nation right now

That's it, the light meter comes out and the umpires tell the players to go off. The day couldn't have ended on a better note for India given their position. Extraodinary last-wicket stand this between Akash Deep and Bumrah to get India across that 246-run mark to avoid the follow-on. Rahul set the foundation with some resoluteness and defiance at the top, Jadeja played some beautiful counter-attacking cricket and gave India a solid chance and then these two took them over that crucial threshold. Now, I know reading all that might make it seem like India have won the game but the importance of them avoiding the follow-on, particularly from the position they were in, cannot be understated. It means that now Australia will need to come out and bat again and they'll need to do so for at least an hour tomorrow.

Thinking from Australia's perspective, that eats into valuable time that they would've liked to try and bowl India out for a second time. And for India, while playing for the draw is definitely the plan, dare I say there's a very small, very remote, very minute chance that they'll be thinking of a win. All that is in the distance though, the game is beautifully setup for the final day and all we can do is hope that the weather holds up. The expected narrative, though, is that Australia will bat for at least an hour tomorrow and that'll leave India with too many to get to try and win. Unless something abolutely extraordinary happens, like say, India bowling Australia out really cheaply, that is likely how this game will pan out. Anyway, that's it from us for today, we absolutely cannot wait to get back to the action tomorrow.

Another 5 runs and Akashdeep the number 11 who batted only once so far, would have more runs than Rohit Sharma scored in this entire tournament.

Originally posted by: Palak2812

True

Uper Akash Deep ko dekho

Chakke Chauke maar raha hain.

Chuka nahi frustrations hai

Aab humara haal Aisa hai to un logo ka socho?

First innings batting averages in 2024/25 season

38.50 KL Rahul

37.16 Ravindra Jadeja

31.83 Shubman Gill

26.62 Rishabh Pant

25.62 Yashasvi Jaiswal

9.12 Virat Kohli

8.85 Rohit Sharma

Originally posted by: Palak2812

Facts

& when Siraj tried to recreate it, still woh feel nahi aayi

Originally posted by: Palak2812

True

Uper Akash Deep ko dekho

Chakke Chauke maar raha hain.

Looks like the players are going off for bad light! Bumrah and Akash Deep are all smiles as they walk off. They walk back to a heroes' welcome. The Australian players trudge off as well, looking like the unhappier of the two teams. They have toiled away but failed to enforce the follow-on. And while that's largely down to the half-centurions KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja, it's also down to this unbroken 39-run stand for the final wicket.